As a Johorean, i also sad, that the Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Ibni Sultan Ismail has passed away, last Friday.
JOHOR BARU: The Sultan of Johor, Sultan Iskandar Ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail, passed away at the Puteri Specialist Hospital here at 7.08pm on Friday. He was 77 years old.
He will be laid to rest at the Royal Mausoleum at 2pm on Saturday. Members of the public can pay their respects at the Istana Besar from 9am 10.30am, while dignitaries can do so from 11am to noon.
He was admitted earlier Friday due to an unspecified illness.
Sultan Iskandar was born on April 8, 1932 in Johor Baru and became Sultan on May 11, 1981. He was also the eighth Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, from April 26, 1984 until April 25, 1989.
Source from : http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/1/22/nation/20100122173117&sec=nation
Tunku Ibrahim Ismail ... appointed Regent of Johor on Friday.
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